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1905, World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
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4 December
1928
Luna Park opens in Auckland
Inspired by its famous New York namesake, the amusement park opened to the public on Auckland’s waterfront (opposite the site of Spark Arena) at 2 pm.
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1966
Radio Hauraki rules the waves
Pirate station Radio Hauraki broadcast its first scheduled transmission from beyond New Zealand’s 3-mile territorial limit.
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This Week in History
27 May
1909
Amy Bock sentenced in Dunedin Supreme Court
28 May
1920
Fingerprints help convict murderer
29 May
1905
World’s first state-run maternity hospital opens
30 May
1901
New Zealand turns down federation with Australia
31 May
1916
HMS
New Zealand
fights at Jutland
1 June
1960
New Zealand's first official TV broadcast
2 June
1917
New Zealand steamer captured by the
Wolf